Reference ranges

Reference ranges vary according to individual labs. All values are for adults
unless otherwise stated
Full blood count
Haemoglobin Men: 13.5-18 g/dl Women: 11.5-16 g/dl
Mean cell volume 82-100 fl
Platelets 150-400 * 109/l
White blood cells 4-11 * 109/l|
Serum lactate dehyrogenase (10-250)
Urea and electrolytes
Sodium 135-145 mmol/l
Potassium 3.5 - 5.0 mmol/l
Urea 2.0-7 mmol/l
Creatinine 55-120 umol/l
Bicarbonate 22-28 mmol/l
Chloride 95-105 mmol/l
Liver function tests
Bilirubin 3-17 umol/l
Alanine transferase (ALT) 3-40 iu/l
Aspartate transaminase (AST) 3-30 iu/l
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 30-100 umol/l
Gamma glutamyl transferase (yGT) 8-60 u/l
Albumin 35-50 g/l
Total protein 60-80 g/l
Other haematology
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Men: < (age / 2) mm/hr Women: < ((age
+ 10) / 2) mm/hr
Prothrombin time (PT) 10-14 secs
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) 25-35 secs
TT (1422)
reptilase time normal range 1518
Fibrinogen (1.8-5.4)
Ferritin 20-230 ng/ml
Vitamin B12 200-900 ng/l

Folate (2.0-11.0)
Reticulocytes 0.5-1.5% = 25100 109/l
D-Dimer < 400 ng/ml
FDP normal range < 10 g/ml
Other biochemistry
Calcium 2.1-2.6 mmol/l
Phosphate 0.8-1.4 mmol/l
CRP < 10 mg/l
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) 0.5-5.5 mu/l
Free thyroxine (T4) 9-18 pmol/l
Total thyroxine (T4) 70-140 nmol/l
free T4 pmol/L 9.8-21.2
free T3 pmol/L 3.5-6.8
Plasma thyroid binding globulin (13-28)
Fasting plasma calcitonin 0-11.5 ng/L
Amylase 70-300 u/l
lipase
Uric acid 0.18-0.48 mmol/l
PTH 0.9-5.4 pmol/L
25-OH-cholecalciferol 4590 nmol/L
Urine calcium 2-10 mmol/24 hrs or 2.5-7.5 mmol/24hr
Vitamin D3 75-200 nmol/l
Supine Plasma aldosterone
- 100-450 pmol/L adults overnight
- 100-800 pmol/l random sample/upright
Supine Renin activity
- (1.1-2.7 pmol/ml/h), Erect (2.8-4.5 pmol/ml/h)
- or 5.4-60 mU/L and 5.4-30 after 1 hr rest
Urinary metanephrines Mets (<2000 nmol/24 hr) Normets (<4900 nmol/24 hr)
= <5 mol/24hr
Urinary free cortisol (<248 nmol/L)
Arterial blood gases
pH 7.35 - 7.45

pCO2 4.5 - 6.0 kPa

pO2 10 - 14 kPa
Lipids
Desirable lipid values depend on other risk factors for cardiovascular disease,
below is just a guide:
Total cholesterol < 5 mmol/l
Triglycerides < 2 mmol/l
HDL cholesterol > 1 mmol/l
LDL cholesterol < 3 mmol/l
FEV1 L (3.3 - 4.8)
VC L (3.7 - 5.6)
TLC L (6.0 - 8.2)
RV L (1.3 - 2.9)
TLCO mmol/min/kPa (8.2 - 12.8)
KCO mmol/min/kPa/L (1.2 - 2.0)
pulmonary artery pressure (normal pressure <30 mmHg)
hema
IgG 889 mg/dl (range 600-1300 mg/dl)
IgM 1674 mg/dl (range 50-330 mg/dl)
IgA 131 mg/dl (range 60-300 mg/dl)
IgG 7.0 g/l (7.014.5)
IgA 0.55 g/l (0.804.0)
IgM 22.7 g/l (0.452.00)
protein 88 g/l (6176)
alb 24 g/l (3749)
viscosity 8.2 centipoise (1.51.72) mPa/s
LAP score (reference 25-180)
1mmol = 2mEq = 40 mg